Word Play - Dawn Heald

Helloooo,

Welcome to another week on the blog.

This week we gave the DT two words.... 

Word Play

That's all we gave them and this is what Dawn 

created from those words....

             "Hi crafty friends, when I saw this week's theme I knew that I 

wanted to make some kind of interactive project that I could use

 with my little girl who is busy learning to read. I decided to go

 for a Never-ending Card. These are easy to make and you can use

 plain card or pattern or card you've coloured yourself to use as

 a base. Then you can decorate however you like. Just remember

 to keep layers and embellishments flat. You can easily adjust the

 size to suit as long as the long edge is twice the size of the

 short edge. I do hope I've managed to explain it well.

                                        To make the actual card -

These steps are all shown in pictures on white card to explain

 the method. For my actual project I used brightly coloured

 plain card.

1.Cut four pieces of card, 6 inch x 3 inch

2. From short edges 1.5 inch in, score a line. Repeat for all

 four pieces.

3.Take two pieces and lay next to each other with the long

 edges horizontal. This makes a square. Apply adhesive (dry or wet) 

in each outside corner.

4. Then with your other two pieces, positioned with long 

edges vertical (opposite way to first two pieces), lay 

directly over the top and press on adhesive areas to secure.

I'd suggest leaving a couple mm gap in the middle where pieces

 meet as it is less likely to catch when turning card into each

 position. Don't worry if any edges are slightly 'scewiff' as you

 can trim them without affecting the card itself.

5. Finished base card.

6. I ended up making more up for my other three children

 in different sizes and colours.

                          Fold each score line and press with bone folder. 
                          To this back and forth and on each turn of card.

  

To decorate my Never-ending Card. I've used these gorgeous 

bright coloured pattern papers. Using the paper backed with 

card really adds weight to overall card and the card flips lovely

 and feels really good too. Sounds strange but true.

Here's how.

From purple card, cut

8 x 2 3/4 inch squares

8 x 2 3/4 inch by 1 1/4 inch rectangles

8 x 1 1/4 inch squares

From pattern papers, cut

8 x 2 1/2 inch squares

8 x 2 1/2 inch by 1 inch rectangles

8 x 1 inch squares

Apply distress inks to pattern paper edges. Use silver pen or ink

 pad and run around edges of purple card. Stick pattern papers to

 corresponding purple card pieces. Stick these to the sections

 on card base.

Die cut letters from darker purple card and Stick to sections spelling

 out your chosen words.

Use Stazon inks and Stamp some small images onto pattern 

paper and white card. Colour with Distress Markers, cut out and

 glue to your card.

Last, play with your card."

Oh my goodness, how amazing is this!

I love the bright colours!

Products Dawn used -

Sizzix Tim Holtz Strip Die - Wanted Alphabet

Sizzix Big Shot

Perfect Prints 6 x 6 paper pads - Fresh, Vivid Dots

Paper Artsy Jofy Stamps

A4 Coloured card stock

Distress Inks

Distress Markers

Stazon Ink Pads

Cosmic Shimmer - dries clear glue

From stash

Silver paint marker pen

Well thank you Dawn for an amazing project.

I'll be back tomorrow with the Calendar Challenge as 

May will be with us already!!

See you then,

Jane x